Technical Lead - Python Software Engineering

Role Overview:

This role of Technical Lead is within the LSEG RISK Intelligence Technology group. The group develops the technology platforms supporting key products including Connected Risk, World Check, and products in the Risk Managed Services space. Responsible for the analysis, definition, design, construction, testing, installation, modification, and maintenance of properly engineered information systems, containing software as the major component to meet agreed business needs.

Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code based on requirements or User Requirements
• Develop software using well-adapted software development processes, adhering to team/company standards and software good practice guidelines, and corporate policies.
• Lead group of engineers working with the scrum master and management to coordinate and deliver larger developments.
• Ensure that there is a focus on software quality through effective testing, doing what is required to provide a framework for teams to understand the quality of our developments.
• Work closely with the QA team to ensure that code is developed to a high quality, evidenced through automated testing.
• Provide technical support to operations or other development teams
• Build, review, and maintain all required user documentation to ensure supportability and reuse
• Review work of peers and more junior developers.
• Assist with improvements to prevent problems, including problem resolution workflow.
• Participate in project planning sessions with team members toanalyze development requirements, provide design options, and provide work breakdown and estimates of work.
• Actively participate in team and status meetings, providing timely status updates for areas of individual responsibilities within projects to supervisor

Key Relationships:
• Development Manager / Scrum Master.
• Business Analysts.
• Agile team members.

Required Skills/Experience:
• Proven expertise in software engineering having 9 to 12 years of hands-on experience with excellent knowledge of the Python, Airflow, Machine Learning and Cloud native architecture.

Lead ML projects end to end, data ingestion and model training

Proficient in SOA, Rest Services and microservices

AI tooling for Software development, exposure to lite LLM, bedrock or other LLM frameworks

Collaborate with DevOps teams for containerized deployments (docker, EKS, Kubernetes)

Strong experience of development and deployment on AWS using Terraform/Cloud formation

Good Knowledge of build and deployment using Gitlab

Experience in development with structured database such as SQL, MySQL, etc. (Knowledge of NoSQL and Data Warehouse is a plus)

Experience in leading a team through all the phases of software development cycle

Familiar with various design patterns

Good understanding of security implications and secure coding

Excellent verbal and written communication

Skill for writing clean, performant, readable code and reusable components

Experienced in a formal agile software development lifecycle

Familiar with continuous build and integration

Experience with Test Driven Development and / or Behavior Driven Development

Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

Desired Skills/Experience Required:

Experience with API interfaces

Understanding of multithreading.

Experience in Cloud technologies (AWS).

People management experience

Education/ Certifications:

A good relevant degree is desirable, but experience and the right approach to work are just as substantial.

Why Join Us

Build systems that impact global financial security

Work on real-world AI/ML problems at scale

Opportunity to shape architecture and technical direction

Collaborative, high-performing engineering culture

Benefits
CORPORATE
We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios!
If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast forward your career!
We enhance each employee’s potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.
LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
Our purpose is the foundation on which our Culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day.
They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.
Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating
inclusive economic opportunity.
LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Proud to share LSEG in the India is Great Place to Work certified (Jun ’25 – Jun ’26).

Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from India colleagues’ video: Bengaluru, India | Where We Work | LSEG

Career Stage:

Senior Associate

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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